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Attachment B <br /> HRIEC working strategies <br /> Community Engagement is primarily a fieldwork. Meeting the community at locations more <br /> convenient for them has a higher engagement success rate. <br /> 1. Evaluate City's Ongoing Outreach and Engagement Efforts <br /> a. Specific projects/policies affecting specific groups: <br /> i. City-Council and City Departments will identify groups that would be <br /> affected by a potential City Policy/Project. <br /> ii. HRIEC will be provided with information on affected groups and the <br /> Project/Policy by Council or by City Department. <br /> iii. HRIEC will design/put together engagement strategies specific for <br /> affected groups and the Project/Policy. <br /> iv. HRIEC will work together with Volunteer Services (and City <br /> Departments if indicated) for the implementation of the designed <br /> strategies for education (pre-meeting ground work) as well as <br /> collection of thoughts from such groups. <br /> v. If needed, HRIEC members will participate in meetings between <br /> Project Managers/Departments/Council and such groups. <br /> vi. HRIEC will provide to Council or Department or Project Manager a <br /> blueprint for future similar projects. <br /> vii. HRIEC will archive engagement processes for future reference. <br /> b. Engagement and Inclusion of Historically under-represented/marginalized <br /> groups in government. <br /> Engaging this group of community members is one of the main reasons for the <br /> creation of the HRIEC. The commission shall design new engagement <br /> strategies to reach these communities. <br /> i. City shall identify specific communities historically under- <br /> represented/marginalized in government that it wishes to engage. <br /> ii. Identify leaders in those communities if there are known leaders. <br /> iii. If no known leaders, members of the HRIEC to establish relationship <br /> with members of the groups in order to build trust and to identify <br /> leaders in the groups. <br /> iv. Listening sessions to identify issues important to them that the city <br /> may not be aware of. <br /> v. HRIEC to design new programs intending to display the diversity in <br /> the city. <br /> vi. Proposals for new programs will be discussed by the Commission and <br /> voted on. Programs passed by the Commission will then be sent to the <br /> Council for approval before implementation of such programs. <br /> vii. HRIEC will archive engagement processes for future reference. <br /> viii. Self evaluation process for HRIEC for self improvement and necessary <br /> changes. <br />